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Bland confession: superficial

“Bland confession is like taking a shower with your clothes on: you avoid the embarrassment of nakedness, but it’s hard to get clean.  Often in church groups, the only sins that get confessed are vague and respectable — almost virtues. . . .  We confess that we are sinners, but we do not confess our

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May 22, 2025

“The question here is simply willingness. . . .  The best exercise to determine our level of willingness is what might be called the ‘relaxed face test.’. . .  Relax ....

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The relaxed face test

May 21, 2025

“Supply chain problems are far more urgent with regard to love and honesty than material goods.  We patiently explore our motives, our habits, and our blind spots to see where ....

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Supply chain problems

May 20, 2025

“Turning my life and will over to God is the pathway to freedom and liberation.  Spiritual life begins on the other side of surrender. . . .  It’s wonderfully life-giving.  ....

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The other side of surrender

May 19, 2025

Dad (blue shirt and suspenders) on an outing to Lake Michigan with Harwood Place Assisted Living. “The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart, / a fountain ever springing! / ....

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A fountain ever springing!

May 18, 2025

U. S. (“Unconditional Surrender”) Grant “Turning our life over is not a sneaky way to force God to give us the outcome we want. . . .  When it comes ....

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Conditional surrender?

May 17, 2025

“Willingness implies a surrendering of one’s self-separateness, an entering into, an immersion in the deepest processes of life itself. . . .  In contrast, willfulness is the setting of oneself ....

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Willingness vs. willfulness
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